is one of 1,700 U.S. citizens who will travel abroad for the 2013-14 academic year through the Fulbright U.S. Student Program. DIANE KIILEHUA (MSN) is a family nurse practitioner at Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton in north San Diego County. HECTOR RAMOS (BA) completed his final class at USD during the summer after graduation 2013 and turned his experience into a full-time job. He used the lessons from that class, Interviewing and Negotiations, in his ongoing career search. “After weeks of hard work and persistent follow-up with one of the class guest speakers, the CEO of Proven Inc., I ended up being offered a full-time position with the company as an associate recruiter,” Hector says. “Not only am I learning a lot through my job, but I am also continuously utilizing the skills and techniques that I learned from Dr. Chung while making a positive impact on the lives of the people I help through their career search.” KARISSA VALENCIA (BA, BA ’13) is working toward a master’s degree in television-radio-film at Syracuse University.
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GOING BACK TO SCHOOL
San Diego charter school attains Changemaker status
by Sandra Millers Younger magine a school where stuwho also now serves as the dents learn empathy and colschool’s “change leader.” In addilaboration as well as reading tion, many USD faculty and staff and math. A school where cresend their children to the school. ativity matters as much as stan One of those SDCCS parents is dardized tests. A school where Chris Nayve ‘98, ’06 (JD), ‘07 children discover not only how (MBA) director of USD’s Center to read and write about the for Community Service-Learning world, but also how to change it. and community engagement That’s the kind of school San advisor for the Changemaker Diego Cooperative Charter Hub. He spearheaded the effort School (SDCCS) strives to be — to have USD nominate its K-8 and one of two main reasons it neighbor for Changemaker status. was recently designated an “The Changemaker designaAshoka Changemaker School. tion is really for doing what we Located just down Linda Vista say we’re going to do as a charter Road from USD, which two years school, which is putting progresago was designated a Changesive ideas into practice,” Dickinmaker university, SDCCS son says. “We’re on the cutting employs a number of USD alums, edge of a paradigm shift in how including principal Wendy we’re looking at K-12 education.” Ranck-Buhr ‘01 and primary lead She’s helping to enlist a new teacher and inclusion specialist generation of educators to Kate Dickinson ’02 (BA), ‘06 (MEd) advance this progressive agenda
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by advising current education students during weekly office hours in USD’s Office for Community Awareness, Service and Action. Now in its 12th year of operation, SDCCS comprises a diverse enrollment of 420 K-8 students, including children with special needs. The school’s progressive reputation has created growing demand — and a waiting list long enough to justify opening a second campus last fall, led by principal Anthony Villaseñor ’99, ‘02 (MAT). Dickinson (pictured, above) sees a logical reason for the appeal SDCCS holds for Toreros. “Our experience at USD was about putting research into practice. It was about being life-long learners and researchers and continuing to create the best possible experiences for students.” SPRIIN NG G 22001047 SPR
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